Throughout the history of photography the genre of landscape has been dominated by male perspectives. Shifting Horizons makes us rethink our perceptions of the inner and outer landscapes we experience. Ten women photographers reinterpret the notion of “landscape." Using techniques ranging from historical non-silver processes to new digital imaging technologies, they are concerned with borders: between land and sea, day and night, inside and outside, public and private, absence and presence, space and enclosure, image and words; past, present and future.

This book tells of Mathew B. Brady, a Civil War photographer, with over 300 reproductions of his work.

Celebrates the achievements of thirty women working in the motion picture industry, including actors, directors, producers, screenwriters, film editors, and production designers.

This extraordinary combination offers viewers a fresh new look into the world of photography."--BOOK JACKET.

Set on an island in the South Pacific during the final days of World War II, when the tide has turned against Japan and the war has unmistakably become one of attrition, The Breaking Jewel offers a rare depiction of the Pacific War from the Japanese side and captures the essence of Japan's doomed imperial aims. The novel opens as a small force of Japanese soldiers prepares to defend a tiny and ultimately insignificant island from a full-scale assault by American forces. Its story centers on squad leader Nakamura, who resists the Americans to the end, as he and his comrades grapple with the idea of gyokusai (translated as "the breaking jewel" or the "pulverization of the gem"), the patriotic act of mass suicide in defense of the homeland. Well known for his antiestablishment and antiwar sentiments, Makuto Oda gradually and subtly develops a powerful critique of the war and the racialist imperial aims that proved Japan's undoing.

A Martha's Vineyard vacation in book form: more than 100 stunning color photos capture the light, the colors, and the mood of summer on America's favorite vacation island.

Novellen, waarin het menselijk isolement in een verstarde samenleving centraal staat.

Presents a whimsical, illustrated compendium of offbeat, ill-conceived, but real-life advice taken from the pages of classic travel guides, covering such helpful tips as how to use an anthill as an oven, how to hunt hippos and elephants with a javelin, and why one should sleep on top of a billiard table to avoid vermin. 15,000 first printing.

"Today, across the three provinces of Java, are hundreds of temples showing that once powerful and prosperous kingdoms existed. They also tell us about the religions of that time: Hindu and Buddha. The temples are spread evenly, within close reach. The kingdoms of the Hindu and Buddha period were also close in terms of time. There could even be two kingdoms or governments, each with different religions existing at the same time. But still, Hindu's growth exceeded that of Buddha's, and reached its peak during the reign of Majapahit. From the beginning of the 7th century up to the 16th century, there has been an uninterrupted history of temple building, during which some fundamental and important changes have occurred. Design is the most distinctive characteristic of the old temples in Central Java; whilst the temples of East Java have gone through a development in style, as well as in the building material. For instance, the temples built in more recent times were made not of rocks from lava, like the older temples, but of red bricks. It is my hope that this guide book will be useful to you to introduce the temples in Java, as well as its locations; and also contribute to the long history of culture."--The author.

An informative, lighthearted tribute to books provides a host of trivia, anecdotes, and facts about bookselling, binding, literary figures, rarities, and other miscellaneous data about the history, art, and power of the book

Modern Drama by Women 1880s-1930s offers the first direct evidence that women playwrights helped create the movement known as Modern Drama. It contains twelve plays by women from the Americas, Europe and Asia, spanning a national and stylistic range from Swedish realism to Russian symbolism. Six of these plays are appearing in their first English-language translation. Playwrights include: * Anne-Charlotte Leffler Edgren (Sweden) * Amelai Pincherle Rosselli (Italy) * Elsa Berstein (Germany) * Elizabeth Robins (Britain) * Marie Leneru (France) * Alfonsina Storni (Argentina) * Hella Wuolijoki (Finland) * Hasegawa Shigure (Japan) * Rachilde (France) * Zinaida Gippius (Russia) * Djuna Barnes (USA) * Marita Bonner (USA) This groundbreaking anthology explodes the traditional canon. In these plays, the New Woman represents herself and her crises in all of the styles and genres available to the modern dramatist. Unprecedented in diversity and scope, it is a collection which no scholar, student or lover of modern drama can afford to miss.